Under the procedural leadership of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a group of persons was exposed for legalizing property obtained through crime and tax evasion (Part 3 of Article 209, Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, a group of people organized the activities of the so-called convert center. He provided services for the conversion of funds from non-cash form to cash and cryptocurrency, as well as minimization of tax liabilities in the field of investments and currency transactions. It was established that it included more than 30 companies.
Such enterprises provided documentary evidence of non-commodity financial transactions that were not actually carried out.
Also, funds of business entities that were not paid to the budget in the form of taxes through a network of related financial institutions were laundered through the converter center.
After that, such funds were accumulated and issued to customers.
Clients of the conversion center were business entities of various industries, individuals and so-called “transit enterprises” that are part of other conversion groups.
It was recorded that during 2020-2022, more than UAH 2.5 billion was transferred to the accounts of 20 enterprises with signs of fictitiousness.
In recent months, the turnover of the convert center amounted to about UAH 600 million.
During searches of the office premises and residences of the members of the group, almost UAH 165 million in cash, more than 200 seals of fictitious foreign offshore companies, drafts, computer equipment and other physical evidence were discovered and seized.
Investigations are ongoing, relevant examinations are being conducted.
The issue of seizure of seized property and notification of suspicion to members of the group is being resolved.
The pre-trial investigation is carried out by the detectives of the Territorial Department of the BEB of the Lviv region and the Main Investigative Department of the BEB in Ukraine, under the operational support of the SBU.
Department of Information Policy
Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office